Grafton Primary School

State-Funded School

grafton-primary-school-islington-london

LondonRegion

IslingtonLocal Authority

Islington NorthConstituency

N7 6ARPostcode

8.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Grafton Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Islington, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 435 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 18%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

30%

Asian

Black

37%

Mixed

19%

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

435

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

64%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 435
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Dec 2023	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
3 Dec 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.